Culture panic? Why people freak out over ‘canceling’ of Pepé Le Pew, Dr. Seuss books, old Disney movies.
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
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“This nonsense needs to stop. Do you know how many kids are being hurt because of this.”
“They take our HISTORY! They take (every) damn thing that is offensive!”
“You so called dumb-ss people are killing the American family entertainment life.”
“You fascists will not win.”
These complaints and more arrived after a conservative-leaning Facebook page resurfaced a story NJ Advance Media posted in January about Disney Plus limiting access to certain old movies on young children’s accounts. The films, including “Dumbo,” “Peter Pan” and “The Aristocats,” are still available on other accounts with a disclaimer saying they contain harmful and stereotypical depictions, like the crows in “Dumbo” and the native characters in “Peter Pan.”